It’s that time of year again, when “back to school” supplies line the aisles in all your favorite stores. If you’re anything like us and think that they can all be a little generic and drab, then you’ve come to the right place. Today we’re going to be showing you one way to jazz up your notebooks using some of your favorite Stencil1 stencils.
Here are some supplies you’ll need: Notebooks, sticker paper, spray paint, Stencil1 stencil (We’ve chosen the “Watertower” & “Powerlines” stencils for this demo.)
First, we are going to cut our yellow sheets of 8.5 x 11” sticker paper down to the size of our notebooks. If you have access to a guillotine trimmer, we suggest using one for a nice clean edge. If you can’t find colored sticker paper, you can use white and simply color it yellow. WE DO NOT SUGGEST PAINTING DIRECTLY ONTO THE NOTEBOOKS AS THE ARTWORK WILL LIKELY CHIP OFF.
Next, we’ll grab our orange spray paint and color the middle of our sheet. Make sure to lightly mist the edges into the yellow below and above where our purple will end up.
Now grab your purple spray paint and color from the top down. Make sure to paint with a light hand and mist slightly over our orange to blend the colors smoothly.
Pro tip: If you want a nice clean image with no overspray ruining your edges, then apply a light mist of low tac stencil adhesive spray to the back of your stencil. We have some here for sale.
Now position your Stencil1 stencil to where you’d like it and grab a dark color of spray paint and fill in your water tower, we went with a deep purple, as it complements the other colors.
Spray paint is very durable, but if you’d like to add an extra layer of protection, now would be the time to add a clear coat.
After all the painting is finished and your sticker has fully dried, peel off the liner and position it on your notebook.
Open up the cover of your notebook and if you see any extra sticker paper hanging off, grab your x-acto knife and cut it off as well as the corners if your notebook is rounded.
Now you’re all done and ready to show off your one of a kind notebook! This How-To was brought to you by ART one, a Los Angeles based Street Artist. You can see his art @art_o_n_e
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